• Winter occupancy in Aspen and Snowmass reached 59%, down from 61.6% last year but the number of room nights sold went up by 3.3%.
• The Fork ran at 49% of average at Stillwater and at 65% of average at Emma, on May 27.
• Snowpack at McClure Pass and North Lost Trail is gone.
Category: Local Public Data
Data dashboard: Local streamflows on the rise
• The Fork ran at 453 cfs or 92% of average below Maroon Creek on March 19, up from 192 cfs and 66% of average last week.
• Lake Powell was 34.24% full on May 19, up from 33.99% on May 12.
• High air temperatures at ASE went as high as 67°F on May 13 and 16.
Data dashboard: Local rivers are running below average
• The Fork ran at 36.4% of average at Stillwater and 66% of average below Maroon Creek on May 12.
• Snowpack at McClure Pass reached 0.5 inches of snow-water equivalent on May 12, slightly up from 0.3 inches last week.
• Lake Powell’s elevation has gained one foot of water since last week.
Data dashboard: Streamflows are running below average
• The Crystal ran at 67% of average above Avalanche Creek on May 5, down from 96% last week.
• Snowpack at McClure Pass is down to 0.3 inches of snow-water equivalent, or 5% of median.
• Lake Powell’s elevation has gained 1.5 feet of water since last week.
Data dashboard: Snowpack keeps dropping, streamflows up
Roaring Fork basin snowpack went from 14.8 inches of snow-water equivalent per site on April 21 to 10.9 inches on April 26-27 before going back up and gaining about two inches after the weekend’s snowstorm.
The Fork ran at 87% at Stillwater and 110% of average below Maroon Creek on April 28.
Lake Powell’s elevation has gained about a foot since last week.
Data dashboard: Roaring Fork basin snowpack drops but still on par with normal
• Snowpack at McClure Pass was down to 8.7 inches of snow-water equivalent on April 21, or 70% of median. That’s down from 12 inches last week.
• Water ran at 27.3 cfs on April 21 through the Twin Lakes Tunnel that sends Roaring Fork flows east of the Continental Divide.
• Lake Powell’s elevation has gained 2.4 inches since last week.
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Data dashboard: Aspen and Snowmass hotels and lodges were about three-quarters full in March
• March occupancy reached 73.1% for the Aspen and Snowmass combined this year, down from 75.8% last year.
• Roaring Fork basin snowpack dropped from 17.9 inches of snow-water equivalent on April 7 to 16.4 inches on April 14.
• The Fork ran at 107.7% of average at Stillwater and 130.7% below Maroon Creek on April 14.
Data dashboard: Roaring Fork basin snowpack reaches about 113% of normal
• Snowpack at Indy Pass reaches 17.8 inches of snow-water equivalent on April 7, or 109.9% of normal. That’s up from 16.3 inches and 103.8% of median last week.
• Lake Powell was 32.97% full on April 7, down from 33.1% on March 31.
• High air temperatures at ASE went from 43°F on April 1 to 61°F on April 4.
Data dashboard: Roaring Fork basin snowpack is up after last week’s temperature drop and snowstorms
• Roaring Fork basin snowpack reaches 114% of normal on March 31, up from 107% last week.
• Lake Powell was 33.1% full on March 31, down from 33.3% last week.
• High air temperature dropped as low as 29°F on March 25 at ASE, or about 20 degrees below normal.